after the killing of his assistant d.a., is it your understanding or had anyone said whether mike mclelland d.a. had been worried for his safety at all? >> you know, the report about mark hasse being in fear for his life was a local attorney who said that. i don't know how much stock to put in that, you know, how real that was because i've had sources who i've spoken to who said that was not the case. i have, you know, based on my sources, they seem pretty sure that these two -- that these situations are connected, that the death of mark hasse and now the killing of the d.a. and his wife have to be connected, and, in fact, one of my sources was -- what i was hearing this morning was that the nature of the way this was carried out had a very premeditated feel to it, like, this person knew where they were going. i mean, this house is kind of out, you know, secluded, and in the case of mark hasse he was killed as he was walking from a parking lot to the courthouse and that was a parking lot where prosecutors and judges routinely park, so if you were someone who were kind of monitoring movement

you knew mike mclelland. tell us what he was like? >> mike and i were not good friends.asual acquaintance. i liked him and i respected his work. my -- since i retired as a full-time family physician, my job is to do public health for kaufman county, and a part of that job is to see the jail inmates. i come in contact with law enforcement officials a lot, and it was my impression he was doing a really good job. >> he said, mayor, do you think mclelland was afraid for his life in any way? did he ever say about being afraid? he talked about carrying a gun, being ahead of everyone and even careful in his own home? >> he did not mention anything like that to me. >> okay. how are people holding up? how is the town dealing with this? >> well, the town, i think i feel more fear than anything else. they're afraid that someone else will be targeted by these people. i've seen some anger, but mostly fear that -- not fear for themselves but fear for others that are in the public eye. >> listen, after the murder, the a's assistant d.a., he mentioned something about white see prem si -

what is making this news all the more tragic is that two months ago mike mclelland's deputy was gunnedown outside the courthouse. so, within two months, kaufman county has seen the death of its assistant d.a. and the d.a. and his wife found saturday. we'll continue to monitor these events and we'll bring you the news conference live when it happens. right now we want to return you to "reliable sources." >> thanks very much, candy. turning now to "today" show as we have talked about on this program. matt lauer continuing to take a beating over the departure of ann curry and the messy way that was handled. now a report that nbc executives this week reached out to cnn anchor anderson cooper to gauge his potential interest in co-hosting "today" show. cooper told nbc that he was not interested. eric, what does that tell you about the situation with nbc's morning show? >> it tells us that matt lauer's image is in a lot of trouble. they need to do a little image rehab with their star. they just signed a new deal with matt and they're paying him a lot of money. i think there was a sense that h

mike mclelland and his wife, they contacted all of the other staffers in the d.a.'s office to see if they were okay and accounted for, and they are. the sheriff's office has a lot of help. this is a top priority for the texas rangers and the fbi. we've got some video from the crime scene last night. the mchelllands' home in rural, unincorporated kaufman county. we have confirmed this is a double-murder and the front door to the couple's home was kicked in. it's unclear when the couple was killed, but a source tells us a friend or family member stopped by late yesterday after not hearing from the couple all day, and then they called police. mclelland was committed to bringing has assistant d.a., mark hasse's, killer to justice. here's what he said soon after his friend was shot and killed two months ago. >> we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. as far as i know, this is never been d

mike mclelland had very strong words on how they would go after these killers. listen to what he said two months ago. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you. we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in and bring you back and let the people of ka a ufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. anything that you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. >> so, you heard there the d.a. using the word scum to describe the killer of his co-worker, the assistant prosecutor two months ago. strong words in this latest development has a great number of people here in kaufman county, alison, on edge. we are expecting to hear from investigators and authorities here in several hours at some point this morning on this easter sunday morning. this is, obviously, clearly a situation that has taken a great deal of attention from law enforcement at the federal, state and local levels here in kaufman county. alison? >> is it true that texas author

today, authorities being very tight-lipped about what happened but it is interesting because mike mclelland came out and spoke after mark hassey was gunned down two months ago. listen to how he talked about how badly he wanted to capture the culprits, the people who murdered his co-worker. >> i hope that the people who did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you. we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. anything that you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. >> fredricka, the sheriff here in kaufman county saying that so far they do not have -- or they're not saying if they have the evidence to directly link these two murder investigations. but despite that, there are many people in high-ranking offices here in the kaufman county area who are having a hard time believing that these cases couldn't be related somehow. that is obviously something that's being taken -- a very close look

mike mclelland had been the district attorney here for many years, but, more importantly, this comes exactly after an assistant prosecutor here in kaufman county was gunned down in the middle of the day as he was walking to his office. so, many questions being raised about whether or not these two murders are connected. the mayor here in kaufman tells cnn he believes both of these men were targeted and it is very likely that these murders were were connected. but we saw law enforcement descend on this neighborhood and fbi investigators, state police, texas rangers descended on that neighborhood. that investigation continues. we will continue to follow this story throughout the day here on cnn. but, for now, we'll return you back to fareed zakaria. >>> on april 28th, 1996, in port arthur, australia. a man named marshal bryant went on a killing rampage. in the first 15 seconds of his spree, bryant killed 10 people and injured another 10 all with an ar assault rifle. 35 remains dead, men, women and children. if his weapon of choice sounds familiar, it should. that's what adam lanza used

. >> and apparently the d.a., mike mclelland put it this way, he wanted to put the scum away after the you so much there outside of dallas. >> reporter: sure. >>> all right. something else to watch. michael jackson's family says the concert promoter aeg is responsible for the singer's death. the wrongful death lawsuit is set to go trial this week, and the superstar's children may be called to testify. [ male announcer ] this is betsy. her long day of pick ups and drop offs begins with arthritis pain... and a choice. take up to 6 tylenol in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. all aboard. ♪ all aboard. the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf., and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. i work for 47 different companies.

district attorney mike mclelland and his wife cynthia were killed in the home. this is months after another assistant d a wasp gunned down outside the courthouse. >>> they don't know if they pulled out the reward fund for the christopher dorner case. >>> they said it is rescinding its reward offer because he was never arrested, tried or convicted. donor is wanted for killing two -- dornor is wanted. and there are reports that other agencies may also take similar actions. >>> we are learning major flaws were uncovered in the gps devices were flawed. they were testing on the monitors and found batteries died. cases cracked and offenders could jam the devices or block signals. parole lees could essentially hide from law enforcement. it poses an imminent danger. they want to switch to another company. >>> jerry brown used the easter weekend to pardon people. most of them were with drug convictions. one murderer was pardoned and they were released from prison. this is the second time in the last year that governor brown has announced his pardons before a religious ho

district attorney mike mclelland and his wife cynthia were killed in the home.other assistant d a wasp gunned down outside the courthouse. >>> they don't know if they pulled out the reward fund for the christopher dorner case. >>> they said it is rescinding its reward offer because he was never arrested, tried or convicted. donor is wanted for killing two -- dornor is wanted. and there are reports that other agencies may also take similar actions. >>> we are learning major flaws were uncovered in the gps devices were flawed. they were testing on the monitors and found batteries died. cases cracked and offenders could jam the devices or block signals. parole lees could essentially hide from law enforcement. it poses an imminent danger. they want to switch to another company. >>> jerry brown used the easter weekend to pardon people. most of them were with drug convictions. one murderer was pardoned and they were released from prison. this is the second time in the last year that governor brown has announced his pardons before a religious holiday. visit ktvu.com an

police say they found the bodies of mike mclelland and his wife is yesterday.y're not releasing any details about a motive or suspects just yet. a district attorney from mclelland's office was also shot and killed earlier this year. at this point, in word on a connection between the shootings. >>> a nasty car crash in multiple states. in nevada five members of one family killed yesterday when an 18-year-old driver rear-ended their van. police arrested the teenager and believe he might have been driving under the influence. >>> in new york, 12 people are in the hospital, all hurt from an out of control car slammed into a brooklyn bus stop. >>> back to politics. south carolina voters head to the polls tuesday to choose a republican candidate for a vacant house seat. former governor and congressman mark sanford, who resigned in disgrace is the favorite against former charleston councilman curtis bostic. to the political war room. jamie harrison, vice chair for the democratic party. gand to see you both. we don't have you in the same studio sitting next to each oth

police say mike and cynthia mclelland had been shot and the door kicked in and shell casings all overorhood on edge. >> we were just shocked, very shocked and saddened by the news and shocked all of us. we couldn't believe it. >> ainsley: just two months ago, his assistant mark hastings was shot and killed in the parking lot of the courthouse. investigators are working under the assumption that the murders are related. a wounded afghanistan veteran kicked out of a tennessee mall for riding a segway. master sergeant rides the segway because he can't walk long distances and a security guard the at the foot hills mall told him to leave and accused the veteran of speeding. >> right now i have no reason to be disruptive. in fact, the next few days i'm going to be travelling up to bethesda for more surgery. so the last thing i want to be is disruptive. >> ainsley: he was shot four times in the leg in afghanistan. the disabled veterans affairs group is now investigation. an easter favorite facing extinction? ♪ here comes peter cotton tail ♪ ♪ hopping down the bunny trail ♪ ♪ hippity hopping,